Sorry, this is kind of dumb lmao. But here goes!
Billy, who was then laying next to Steve on his ridiculously large bed, slowly turned to look at him. With a frown.
“I want a dog, Billy,” Steve repeated, eyes up in the ceiling. “A big dog. Like Scooby. Or Lassie.”
Billy blinked stupidly. His dark eyebrows then furrowed deep in though.
“Oookay... Why the hell do you want a dog?”
“Because, I saw this one cute movie on TV. And then I just realized that, hey, dogs really are a man’s best friend. I mean, they’re smart, loyal and protective. You can train them and teach them tricks. And they follow you everywhere. How freaking cute is that?”
Billy snorted, shaking his head lightly at his boyfriend’s naïve innocence. Draping one muscled arm below his head as his bright blue eyes met the white painted ceiling too. “Dogs stink.”
“No they don’t.” Steve looked at Billy with a slight pout.
“No, they literally stink. When they’re wet. And they drool on your shoes and beg for food when you try to eat. And they bark a lot, too. That’s not cute, that’s gross.”
“But you can still train them!” Steve argued, his voice raising a pitch higher as he properly turned to look at Billy. Laying on his side, resting on his elbow.
“I mean, you can literally train them not to do that. I saw that on TV, too. And like I said, you can teach them all kinds of cool tricks. Like, to bring you the newspaper and your morning slippers and-”
“So you want a slave then, Harrington? That’s kinda fucked up if you ask me.”
“I’d much rather have a cat.” Billy cut in.
Steve stopped and frowned too. Raising one curious dark eyebrow as he gaped at his boyfriend almost in disbelief.
“A cat? You want a cat, Billy?”
He’d never perceived Billy as a cat lover. In fact, Steve had never seen Billy show any kind of fondness towards animals. Or even other humans, besides him and Max, of course. Billy just never had struck him as a cat person.
“Yes, I want a cat, Steve. Cats are cool. Dogs just drool.”
Steve rolled his eyes, huffing out in frustration.
“Dogs don’t- ugh, you know what? Cats scratch too, you know? Their claws are sharp and it really fucking hurts. And you want a pet like that, huh?
“Yes. Meanwhile dogs can bite and rip your whole arm off. What’s your point, Harrington?”
Steve grimaced at the sudden mental image forming in his head, then nervously scratched at the back of his head. “I just.. I mean... cats don’t really listen to you, you know? They’re just, really, kind of mean and they do what they want. And I guess you could try, but you can’t really train them to listen to you. One day that cat might run away and it might not come back. You know that, right?”
Billy then turned on his side as well, with a deep sigh as he stared into his boyfriend’s big, pretty hazel eyes. Finding it hard to believe that he was actually going through this conversation with his 20-year-old boyfriend.
“Because. Cats are free, Steve. They do what they want, when they want and wherever they want. I want to be like that, but I can’t. So instead, I want a pet that’s independent, Steve. A pet that can think for itself. A pet that I cannot entirely control, and I’m cool with that.”
Steve bit his lip lower, deep in thought. Still frowning, still not quite getting it. Or he was getting it alright; he just still needed to get his point across. He needed to win this argument somehow.
“B-but... cats aren’t loyal. They don’t actually care about you, Billy, not like dogs. You want your pet to care about you, right?”
“Cats don’t actually care what you think, Harrington.”
Steve replied with a simple roll of his eyes, and Billy closed his instead. Resting his forearm over his face this time, ensued with one minute of awkward silence between them. Until Billy opened his mouth again. “We should definitely get a cat, Steve.”
Steve raised an eyebrow, his eyes big and wide. “What about my dog, then?” His tone a little bit defensive now, almost borderline childish.
"Sure, babe,” Billy replied sarcastically. “I’ll get my cat, you’ll get your Lassie. You can teach him to fetch a newspaper so I can grab it from him and spank your ass with it.”
“I love you too, Stevie. Good night.”